Military Life

Everything you could want to know about military life from a military spouse of 20 years who is also the face behind the column Dear Military Spouse.

After months of preparing for an upcoming deployment, something we have known about since last year, the word came down ...
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My husband and I have been married over two years prior to military and he has been given a 3 ...
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My husband is back from NTC and we have started to knock off items that are on our pre-deployment to-do ...
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Hi Bridget! First I would like to thank you so much for having your Ask Bridget column. I enjoy reading ...
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Jerry came back from NTC late last night! We can mark that off the pre-deployment list lol! The last 30 ...
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Why do the shortest separations always seem the longest? We are three weeks into our four-week NTC separation and it ...
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Well, he is now "in the box" at NTC, as they call it. I laugh every time I hear that! ...
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So when I decided to do a deployment diary (blog) this time, I was going to wait until he actually ...
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Q. I am currently engaged to a soldier. He is stationed in Texas and I live in our home state ...
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It’s no secret that deployments are not only tough on servicemember’s, but also on the loved ones that they leave ...
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Hi Bridget! I heard you were a PCS guru and we are getting ready to PCS late Spring. This will ...
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Is anyone else a member of their Nextdoor Community? It's been pretty awesome meeting neighbors and other Mom's that live ...
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Is your loved one deployed during his/her birthday? Why not put together a Birthday Themed Care Package aka Happy Birthday ...
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They are home! I am so happy to say that Maintenance Troop 3cr RSS is home from deployment! This means ...
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Care package sign up sites are plentiful. Did you know there are several places you can sign up to receive ...
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Well, it is now official, we are homeowners! We are so glad that this part is over with and we ...
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All the tedious work of buying a house has passed...thankfully! We are now just waiting to close on our house ...
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I just got back from 10 days of being gone to Texas. The entire purpose of the trip was to ...
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FREE PCS BINDER TEMPLATE DOWNLOADS LOCATED AT END OF POST!! Ah, you have received PCS orders. For many, they are ...
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I am happy to say that we now have found a Realtor! I will be leaving for Texas around March ...
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